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Third Trimester Structural and Diffusion Brain Imaging after Single Intrauterine Fetal Death in Monochorionic Twins: MRI-Based Cohort Study

M. Segev, B. Djurabayev, E. Hadi, Y. Yinon, S. Rabinowicz, C. Hoffmann and S. Shrot
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7475
M. Segev
aFrom the Section of Neuroradiology (M.S., B.D., C.H., S.S.)
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B. Djurabayev
aFrom the Section of Neuroradiology (M.S., B.D., C.H., S.S.)
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E. Hadi
bDivision of Diagnostic Imaging, Diagnostic Ultrasound Unit of the Institute of Obstetrical and Gynecological Imaging (E.H.)
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Y. Yinon
cDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Fetal Medicine Unit (Y.Y.), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
dSackler School of Medicine (Y.Y., C.H., S.S.), Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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S. Rabinowicz
ePediatric Neurology Unit (S.R.), The Edmond and Lilly Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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C. Hoffmann
aFrom the Section of Neuroradiology (M.S., B.D., C.H., S.S.)
dSackler School of Medicine (Y.Y., C.H., S.S.), Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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S. Shrot
aFrom the Section of Neuroradiology (M.S., B.D., C.H., S.S.)
dSackler School of Medicine (Y.Y., C.H., S.S.), Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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M. Segev, B. Djurabayev, E. Hadi, Y. Yinon, S. Rabinowicz, C. Hoffmann, S. Shrot
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Mar 2022, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7475
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